"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn

5/23/14

"Living a spiritual life may not be easy. It demands total authenticity. It brings you to dance to a unique song that only you can hear fully, and sometimes you dance alone because no others can hear the music." ~Debra Moffitt

"It was more beau­ti­ful than words can tell, and my heart seemed to be there." ~William O. Crushing, 1875

“One day ... I was reach­ing up for a bless­ing when suddenly there came down up­on my heart a vi­sion of the heav­en­ly count­ry. I seemed to look down up­on a ri­ver that like a mighty tide rolled be­neath me. Across, on the other side of this ri­ver, I saw an en­chant­ed land; its hills and val­leys were sleep­ing in a heav­en­ly calm. It was more beau­ti­ful than words can tell, and my heart seemed to be there. As I gazed up­on the scene, there came to my lips the words, ‘Beau­ti­ful val­ley of Eden.’ The vi­sion re­mained un­til I had writ­ten down the hymn; then it grad­u­al­ly fad­ed from my sight. But I want to say that the beau­ty of the hymn is large­ly due to Mr. Sher­win, who, by his rich mel­o­dy, has reached a deep­er chord than any mere words could ev­er have reached.” ~William O. Cushing, Author of Beautiful Valley of Eden, 1875

"Are you ready to take a swim or do you prefer to stay close to the shore? Your choice will change the course of your life." ~Dr. Jeff Kane

"Reflection can lead you in a new Direction. Take some time out once in a while to notice where you are so you can begin to contemplate where you want to go." ~Dr. Jeff Kane, Relationships Unscripted

"The best way to create change in your relationship is to begin by changing yourself. It’s so easy to blame your loved one for why your relationship is stuck. Change ultimately begins with looking at oneself. What do you think you need to do differently to create change in your relationship?" ~Dr. Jeff Kane, Relationships Unscripted

"Thoughts that are often never expressed can influence your relationship in ways you never imagined. What you think will greatly influence what you say and how you act. The expectations you carry will affect what how you move through your relationship. Change your thoughts and change your relationship." ~Dr. Jeff Kane

"Your beliefs are very powerful. What will unfold in your life is greatly related to what you believe will happen next. Beliefs set the tone for what you see and how you see it. Once you change your beliefs everything else will begin to shift. Change is truly in your hands." ~Dr. Jeff Kane, Relationships Unscripted

"Discovering and living your purpose is an amazing journey." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"Don't run away from stuff that needs fixing. Stop and face the problem, deal with it, and lode everyone involved." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"Every living thing has a LIGHT. Look for the LIGHT in others and hold that LIGHT in your heart in all that you exchange with them." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"Give yourself quiet time in your day, every day, even if it's just a few minutes. All of us need it in this busy, crazy world we live in. Time to reflect, time to connect with the Divine, time to just be." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"The first forty years of childhood are the toughest." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"The wings of angels are often found on the backs of the least likely people." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"What if you looked in the mirror and saw your character instead of the face?" ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"When you dance to your own rhythm, people may not understand you; they may even hate you. But mostly they'll wish they had the courage to do the same." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"When you stop judging you open your life to love, light and laughter." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"You can't fight for peace. You have to shake hands for peace." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or their fancy car... but because they sing a song only you cn hear." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

"Our mind is like a cloudy sky: in essence clear and pure, but overcast by clouds of delusions. Just as the thickest clouds can disperse, so, too, even the heaviest delusions can be removed from our mind." ~Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

“We all wish for peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds.” ~Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

"If you don't make any noise, the bogeyman won't find you. But it's all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn." ~Sophie Scholl

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did." ~Sophie School, Student Leader and Organiser of White Rose, Anti-Nazi Movement.)

"How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause. Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go, but what does my death matter, if through us thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?" ~Sophie Scholl (1921-1943), (on her final statement at her execution)

"Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won't take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don't like to make waves-or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honor, truth, and principles are only literature. Those who live small, mate small, die small. It's the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you'll keep it under control." ~Sophie Scholl

"Your soul is a seeker, lover and artist; shape-shifting through archetypal energy, between your darkness and fields of light, your body and spirit, your heaven and hell, until you land in the moment of sweet surrender; when you, as a dancer, disappear into the dance." ~Gabrielle Roth from Thyme and Again

5/12/14

"Children are born with a sense of wonder and an affinity for Nature. Properly cultivated, these values can mature into ecological literacy, and eventually into sustainable patterns of living." ~Zenobia Barlow

5/10/14

"Sometimes, it is the small things which brighten our lives. Never be afraid to let someone know you are thinking of them. It could be just the boost to their spirits which they are needing." ~Francis Gay on picture postcard, TFBFG 1998/mpw

5/8/14

"If you're really listening, if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold evermore wonders." ~Andrew Harvey

“Yes, boys are a little like shoes. Why? Well...They can be useful. But mainly...They are nice to look at. Getting the right one can be a lovely accessory to an outfit. There are times when you couldn't do without them. And there are times when you'd rather do without them. Get the wrong ones and they can hurt. There are many types and often the ones that look the nicest are completely unpractical.” ~Rachel Hill, A Girl's Guide to Guys: Meeting Them, Managing Them and All That Love Stuff

A Prayer for You...
May your precious soul be comforted by a blanket of divine love.
I call upon the angels to watch over you from the blessed heavens above.
May God hold you in safety, so you can release your worries and fear.
Let whatever you’re going through be just a reminder of what you hold dear.
~Robert Clancy

"A flower awakens its delicate petals to caress the morning dew, only to dance and rejoice in the precious light of this new day. Isn’t it wonderful that you’re meant to shine in that very same way?" ~Robert Clancy on Enlightened Hearts

"Angelic prose is all the beauty your precious heart will ever need to say." ~Robert Clancy on Angelic Love

"Angelic Love: Love is at its most beautiful when you take the breath away from someone’s heart, even if it’s only for a heavenly second." ~Robert Clancy

"Angels: Do you know why God’s army of angels always win any battle against darkness? Their weapon of choice is light." ~Robert Clancy

"Angels Watch Over: Every second of your life is meant to be a celestial sunrise wrapped in an angelic kiss; and it can be when you open your precious heart to that divine love." ~Robert Clancy

“Attitude truly is everything, especially when that outlook on your life comes from deep within your soul. Whatever you’re going through, you can and will make it if you believe in the divine light within your heart.” ~Robert Clancy

"Balance: A life balanced with hope has equal amounts of faith and love on each side of the scale.” ~Robert Clancy

"Be Beautiful: Shine your beauty to the world as if it’s love's first precious kiss." ~Robert Clancy

"Be Fearless: May your precious soul become a radiant light that dances among the shadows of all your fears and doubts." ~Robert Clancy

"Be Grand!: There are no problems larger than the size of your heart, none greater than your capacity to love, and none deserving a second of time that you haven’t first given to yourself in gratitude for all you are." ~Robert Clancy

"Be Radiant! Never underestimate the great tool you carry with you everywhere…your beautiful smile. It can touch the heart of an old friend, bring radiance to a stranger and most importantly, it can change your whole outlook on life when you share it with yourself." ~Robert Clancy

"Be renewed
Fears released
This year is yours
Be at peace!"
~Robert Clancy

"Be the Light: A miracle occurs every time you share a smile." ~Robert Clancy

"Be the Light: Your heart will let more light in when it’s fully open, but that’s also how you enlighten everyone around you." ~Robert Clancy

"Beauty can be found in just about everything, but the greatest amount is found right there in your heart." ~Robert Clancy on Self- WorthJ

"Beauty of Life: Life is simply a series of changes—some difficult, some wonderful, but isn’t that what the beauty of life is all about?" ~Robert Clancy
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"Become the Light: If you’re unable to find a beacon of hope, become one. There’s always someone who needs you." ~Robert Clancy

"Become the Light: Never let your circumstances define you—good or bad. The light you have within yourself is so much more than that." ~Robert Clancy

"Believe in Good: Every bad person out there in our world has to be out numbered by at least a million to one. I like these odds." ~Robert Clancy

"Blessings don’t grow on trees, they blossom in your heart every time you give thanks for all the beauty in your life." ~Robert Clancy on Gratitude

"Choose faith to chart your life course; allow hope to be the star that guides you on that journey; and you’ll always arrive at a destination of ultimate love." ~Robert Clancy

"Clarity of the heart is the ability to see with all your love." ~Robert Clancy

"Climbing a mountain may bring you closer to heaven’s light; helping others overcome their mountains makes you become heaven’s light." ~Robert Clancy

"Creating beauty in the world is as simple as sharing a smile." ~Robert Clancy

"Don’t judge the path…just take the journey. All roads eventually lead to a place of love." ~Robert Clancy on Follow Your Heart

"Dwelling in the past will always prevent you from going where you need to be…a place of love." ~Robert Clancy

"Each facet of a diamond reflects light in its own way, just like each of our souls is a unique reflection of divine love." ~Robert Clancy

"Enjoy Life: All of life’s mysteries aren’t meant to be solved, they're meant to be enjoyed with all of your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Enlightened Hearts: Your heart will let more light in when it’s fully open to others, but isn’t that also how you become the light for others?" ~Robert Clancy

"Even if the sky has fallen down upon you, you’ll still have a piece of heaven at your feet." ~Robert Clancy on Hope

"Every act of kindness creates a whisper on the divine winds of love that’s lifted to Heaven on a precious angel’s wings." ~Robert Clancy

"Every hurricane has an eye to remind you that even among life’s most terrible storms, God is still watching over you." ~Robert Clancy

"Every peaceful sunrise is born to shine upon your beautiful heart.
Every wave in the ocean is meant to flow over your precious soul.
Every star in in the universe shines for your loving spirit."
~Robert Clancy on Heaven

“Every tear you weep in sorrow is caught by God’s hand and dried by the wings of an angel. Hang in there; you are never alone in sadness.” ~Robert Clancy

"Everyone in your life will remain unfinished portraits until you paint them with all the beauty of your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Faith gives you the belief you can climb that mountain; hope provides you with the strength to keep climbing; and when you reach the summit, only love will fill your eyes." ~Robert Clancy

"Faith, Hope and Love: Faith exists because you believe with all your heart. Hope exists because you hold on to it with every part of your heart. Love thrives because of your beautiful heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Faith, Hope and Love: Faith is stronger than any rock you’ll ever stand upon. Hope is more precious than anything you’ve ever touched. Love is more beautiful than all the skies your eyes have ever gazed upon." ~Robert Clancy

"Faith, Hope and Love: Lift your heart on the wings of love, for it is the fate-filled wind that carries the seeds of your precious life." ~Robert Clancy

"Faith provides the belief you can climb any mountain of fear before you. Hope gives you the all the strength you’ll ever need to keep climbing even when you believe you cannot go on. Love is everything your heart drinks in when you stand upon that summit." ~Robert Clancy on Never Lose Hope

"Faith requires just one prayer; Hope needs just one chance; Love is the very essence of that faithful hope-filled heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Family is the circle of all those around your heart who are forever wrapped in unconditional love." ~Robert Clancy

"Fear Not: You don’t have to clear your eyes to see that fear is nothing but a shadow on your soul. Open your heart, lift your chin to the sky and the grace-filled light glistening off an angel’s wings will dispel that darkness." ~Robert Clancy

"Forgiveness doesn’t take a piece of your heart away…it carries your heart to a place of peace." ~Robert Clancy

"Forgiving: It’s true that you hold the key to your heart…just remember that same key also unlocks your chains of forgiveness." ~Robert Clancy

"Forgiving: When you finally realize there should be nothing beneath you, you can rise above everything with amazing grace." ~Robert Clancy

"Forgiving Hearts: A negative view of someone can be changed by embracing a change of heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Give thanks for the family the surrounds you.
Give thanks for the love that surrounds you.
Give thanks that grace has found you.
Just give thanks with all your heart!"
~Robert Clancy

"GRATITUDE: A blessing doesn’t grow on a tree; it blossoms in your heart every time you give thanks." ~Robert Clancy

"Grief is a place you need only visit once with your heart to know that love is a place that persists forever within your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Grief isn’t about an ending of love...it’s about the beginning of understanding how deep your love truly is." ~Robert Clancy on Sorrowful Hearts

"Grow Stronger: Negative experiences from your past should never define you, just as the roots of a tree don’t define it. They only make it stronger so it can stand tall in all its beauty while it shines in the light." ~Robert Clancy

"Have No Doubt: The divine master may have placed your wings on the winds of maybe, but you’ll always end up on the shores of certainty." ~Robert Clancy

"Healing: You can only know your true strength when you’ve been tested.." ~Robert Clancy

"Healing Prayer: May the Lord give you enough faith and hope to help you find the light on the dark days you can’t change and enough love to become that light on the days you can." ~Robert Clancy

"Hope is always in front of you as long as you turn yourself around to face it." ~Robert Clancy

"Hope is just one grace-filled step beyond all your fears, worries and doubts." ~Robert Clancy

"Hope is knowing there is always another sunrise awaiting to caress your beautiful soul." ~Robert Clancy

"Hope will never leave your side, unless you choose to let go of it." ~Robert Clancy

"If love comes into question, look no further than your heart for the answer." ~Robert Clancy on Love is the Answer

"If you believe you’re alone, you’re not. There is always someone who cares deeply about you, even if you can’t see this. Still, if you can’t feel that light, know that an angel is always smiling because of your beautiful soul." ~Robert Clancy on You're Not Alone

"If you feel you cannot make a stand…rise above." ~Robert Clancy

"If you’ve been knocked down or you’ve fallen hard, it takes the strength of both legs to stand up again. Let those legs be filled with faith and hope." ~Robert Clancy

"If you want to hear the angels sing, listen to the love songs preformed by the magnificence within your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"In life there are many places to go and many roads to follow, but only the path within your heart leads to love." ~Robert Clancy

"In the eyes of the angels you’re a beautiful celestial masterwork created by God. Let the world see that art that’s showcased by your heart. All you have to do is light it up with a radiant smile." ~Robert Clancy

"In your darkest hour, even the smallest ray of light will beckon your heart to never give up." ~Robert Clancy on HOPE

"Isn’t it wonderful that the greatest strength that lies within you is also the softest part of your heart?" ~Robert Clancy

"It’s not that God gives you more than you can handle in life; it’s that you discover His grace in what you overcome; you learn the importance of love during those trials; and you never let go of hope during your darkest hours." ~Robert Clancy

"It’s not that you’re expected to return from a difficult time unscathed. It’s that your faith allows you to hold onto just enough hope to be able to lead yourself back to everlasting love." ~Robert Clancy

"It's true that all superheroes have a unique power or ability, but they also all have one in common…a kind heart." ~Robert Clancy

"It might be easier to find your way home on a lighted pathway, but life is so much grander when you can light that way for someone else." ~Robert Clancy

"It only takes the compassion of one kind heart to make love a true reality." ~Robert Clancy

“It takes but one glimmer of hope to find your way out of the darkness.” ~Robert Clancy

"It takes but one word of kindness from your lips for everyone to know your true heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Kindness creates a magic that can only be matched by the enchantment you bestow upon the world with your beautiful heart." ~Robert Clancy

“Kindness is a heavenly gift that’s packaged with love, sealed with an angel’s kiss and delivered with a beautiful smile.” ~Robert Clancy

"Kindness is a magic that can only be created by the enchantment you bestow upon the world with your beautiful heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Kindness is the mirror of your soul that reflects your beauty upon everyone who looks into your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Kindness matters just as much as life itself...in fact kindness brings every heart to life." ~Robert Clancy

"Know your light within and trust it, for that is where the truth is revealed to your precious soul." ~Robert Clancy

“Let love be the peace-filled ocean your heart swims in from now until the end of time.” ~Robert Clancy

"Let Love Happen: When you allow life to happen, it will unfold its beauty like a newborn butterfly’s wings; today is the day to take flight and sail on the winds of love." ~Robert Clancy

"Life is a simple equation when you allow everything to add up to love." ~Robert Clancy

"Life is the adventure.
Kindness is the path.
Love is the destination."
~Robert Clancy

"Light can only enter the darkness and the darkness can never enter the light; therefore when you shine from within, others will never be without that light." ~Robert Clancy

"Listening to your heart is the first step in becoming fluent in love." ~Robert Clancy on The Language of Love

"Live, Laugh And Love: There is a cure for death…it’s called life. Live every moment with love and kindness. Laugh during the good times; remember to laugh again after the bad ones, but most of all share your heart and all the beauty it contains with the world." ~Robert Clancy

"Love is Light: An angel will always appear to illuminate the darkest day of your life." ~Robert Clancy

"Love becomes an unlimited renewable resource the instant it’s powered by all the beauty within your priceless soul." ~Robert Clancy

"Love doesn’t start in the heart. It begins the moment you believe in it with all your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Love's Flowers: Become the flower—soft, colorful, reaching for the heavens. You were born from the morning dew under a starlit sky. Your very essence fills the air with an ocean wonder. Open your petals to the light of this new day so the world may admire all of your beauty." ~Robert Clancy

"Love’s great splendor, glorious grace;
Light of a new day upon your face.
Time for healing, time for peace;
Let love be your home,
so your heart has a place."
~ Robert Clancy ~

"Love is the only blanket that’s woven by the kindness within your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Love is the universal language, but it’s also the language of the Universe. Speak it fluently!" ~Robert Clancy

"Love is truly the greatest currency we have in this world; spend and invest it with passion as much as humanly possible." ~Robert Clancy

"Love is your one, God-given, natural-born, talent that you still need to practice each and every day." ~Robert Clancy

"Love may be spoken fluently in every language, but is best articulated by a kind heart." ~Robert Clancy on Speak Love

"Love requires all…every ounce of your heart, every thought in your mind and every fiber of your soul." ~Robert Clancy

"Love: Of all the things you can create in your life, love is among the greatest gifts you’ll ever make." ~Robert Clancy

"Love: Set your intention with all your heart and you will always end up someplace beautiful." ~Robert Clancy

"Love: The closest you’ll ever be with someone is when you let them all the way into the beauty of your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Love: There’s nothing sweeter than the fragrance of unconditional love. Be that beautiful ocean of flowering kindness." ~Robert Clancy

"Love: You will always walk hand-in-hand with the precious love every time you reach out with your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Love is Action: Words of love, kindness and caring are just words, unless a heart with intention is behind them." ~Robert Clancy

"Love is stronger than death even though it can’t prevent the loss of someone so dear to you. Death can never separate you from love." ~Robert Clancy on Strength in Love

"Love Life: Each of us are born with a unique set of instructions for life. I find it wonderful that as diverse as all these directives are, they’re all meant to simply lead us to a place of love." ~Robert Clancy

"Love may be as delicate as a gentle kiss from an angel’s wing, but it’s also strong enough to free your heart from any cage that imprisons it." ~Robert Clancy

“Love may move mountains, but it’s even more amazing when it stirs your heart to do the same.” ~Robert Clancy

"LOVE NATURALLY - To bring harmony to your life, become the nature of love." ~Robert Clancy

"Love requires all…every ounce of your heart, every thought in your mind and every fiber of your soul." ~Robert Clancy

"Love should never be the question, it’s the answer." ~Robert Clancy

"Love: When you wear a smile your entire world becomes the universe within my heart." ~Robert Clancy

"May love be your muse, patient not hurried. Let peace be the comfort to ease all your worries." ~Robert Clancy

"May love be a beautiful oasis within your heart; allow others to rest there, if only for a moment." ~Robert Clancy

"Never Lose Hope: Faith provides the belief you can climb any mountain of fear before you. Hope gives you the all the strength you’ll ever need to keep climbing even when you believe you cannot go on. Love is everything your heart drinks in when you stand upon that summit." ~Robert Clancy

"Never underestimate the light you bring to the world with your beautiful smile." ~Robert Clancy

"New Beginnings: Starting over doesn’t mean you’ve lost everything, but rather you have everything to gain." ~Robert Clancy

"New Chapters: Never view a loss as the end—it’s the beginning of a new chapter and no matter what finish every one of those chapters with divine love!" ~Robert Clancy

"No one will ever know what dwells behind your beautiful eyes until you show them what dwells within your precious heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Old souls may be the ones who’ve been around the block a few times, but they’re also the ones who know how vastly beautiful that block is; they’re the one’s who still stop to smell the roses; and they always stop to drink in every small moment of life." ~Robert Clancy

"One Heart: There is nothing more beautiful in this world than when two hearts come together to become a greater one." ~Robert Clancy

"One of the easiest ways to pay-it-forward is with kindness; it costs nothing, yet it’s worth everything." ~Robert Clancy

"Open Hearts: A flower is just like your heart, its beauty can only be viewed when it’s fully opened to the light." ~Robert Clancy

"Open Hearts: Your heart will never be more open than when you’ve poured it all out in kindness for another."—Robert Clancy

"Peace is always at your heart’s door. It’s up to you to open it." ~Robert Clancy

"Peace is found in the gentle whispers of love. You can’t catch what you must simply breathe in." ~Robert Clancy

"Peace of Heart: To share every piece of your heart, you have to find all the peace in your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Peace of mind is a beautiful thing to see, but peace of heart allows you to see the beauty in everything." ~Robert Clancy

"PEACE: The pathway of true peace doesn’t lead one to a destination. It must simply become a way of one’s life."—Robert Clancy

"Peace: When hope knocks upon your heart, let faith unlock the door and divine love open it to the light of this new day, for your precious soul deserves these heavenly guests. " ~Robert Clancy

"Peace was given to your soul upon creation. Your heart simply has to rediscover it during your journey through life." ~Robert Clancy

"Pure love is wanting to spend hours talking with someone for a thousand summer nights, but knowing your heart said everything it needed to the second you met them." ~Robert Clancy

"Raise the blinds of your heart so the light of a thousand endless summers will shine down upon it." ~Robert Clancy

"Seek Love: If you can’t find love, look within your own heart first. If you stumble on your way, let hope be your guide. If you become lost, let faith help you find your way back." ~Robert Clancy

"Seek Miracles: A miracle happens every time a child smiles for the first time, every time the rays of the sun grace your beautiful face, and every time you share a bit of your heart for someone in need." ~Robert Clancy

"Seek the Light: Even flawed diamonds shine in their inherent brilliance when they seek the light." ~Robert Clancy

"Share a Smile: The sun can only be that much brighter with the light of your beautiful radiant smile." ~Robert Clancy

"Smile: A frown will bring the sun down, but a smile will light a thousand miles." ~Robert Clancy

"Smile: There are millions of smiles shared everyday, but only one as uniquely beautiful as yours." ~Robert Clancy

"Sometimes the simplest acts of kindness that come from a pure place are the ones that last forever in the hearts of others." ~Robert Clancy

"Speak Love: The story of your life isn’t written in a book, it’s told by the kindness in your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"Stand tall in face of adversity to have the greatest view of hope’s precious light." ~Robert Clancy

"Stand Tall: In life, whether you’ve been knocked down or you’ve fallen hard, it takes the strength of both legs to stand up again. Let those legs be filled with faith and hope." ~Robert Clancy

“Stay Light! Angels always win every battle against darkness, because their weapon of choice is light.” ~Robert Clancy

"Success in life isn’t about getting to the top—it’s about always looking up.” ~Robert Clancy

"The art of love is painted upon the canvas of the world with every brushstroke of kindness." ~Robert Clancy

"The beautiful voice within your heart will always speak louder than any thunder roaring around you." ~Robert Clancy

"The delicate wings of an angel are made from the fabric of glistening hope and sewn together with the light of compassion. That’s why you are meant to glide on the winds of love." ~Robert Clancy

"The divine master may have placed your wings on the winds of maybe, but you’ll always end up on the shores of certainty." ~Robert Clancy, Have No Doubt

"The geometry of life is pretty simple - encircle everyone with all your love." ~Robert Clancy

"The gravity of love should be the only force ever acting upon your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"The greatest bridge you can cross in life is the one that connects your heart with another’s." ~Robert Clancy on Love

"The greatest gift a parent can give a child is a belief in something greater than themselves. The greatest thing you can do with that gift is to show the world your strength in that belief." ~Robert Clancy

"The Language of Love: Listening to your heart is the first step in becoming fluent in love." ~Robert Clancy

"The only place you should ever truly be lost is within all the love in your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"The sun that sets leaving your weary body in darkness at the end of a trying day is the same one that will greet you in warmth and loving light the very next morning." ~Robert Clancy

"The world is your canvas—use love and kindness to paint your beautiful soul upon it." ~Robert Clancy

"There are people who are so wonderfully kind that simply being in their presence warms your heart like a beautiful sunrise." ~Robert Clancy on volunteers

"There can never be a more beautiful you, than when you shine the way only you can. Today is your day to be that light!" ~Robert Clancy

"To create peace on earth, you must first discover the peace that has always existed within your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"To make the world a place of peace, you first have to start by making your heart a peace-filled place." ~Robert Clancy

"To share every piece of your heart, you have to find all the peace in your heart." ~Robert Clancy on Peace of Heart!

"True gratitude is knowing every single day begins with a sunrise in your heart." ~Robert Clancy

“True Beauty: More beauty is found in a simple act of kindness than you’ll ever see on the cover of a fashion magazine or in some other human ideal. Be beautiful today!” ~Robert Clancy

"True Love: Love never needs a reason, or a season just because someone else needs pleasin’. It just is as it should always be." ~Robert Clancy

"True Love: When someone accepts your past, holds your heart’s present as the gift it is and dreams of your every tomorrow, then you’ve found true love." ~Robert Clancy

"True peace is found when you calmly walk the grace-filled path within your heart while you’re in the midst of all life’s chaos." ~Robert Clancy

"True Respect: Holding someone in the highest regard even when they’re not present with you, because you know they’re always right there in your heart…this is true respect." ~Robert Clancy

"Trust can only be grown in your heart by someone who truly respects the beauty you have within it." ~Robert Clancy

"Truth: If you’re not honest with yourself, how can you expect others to trust you? The truth can only grow in a fertile garden of the heart. Be loving. Be accepting. Be truthful." ~Robert Clancy

"When love calls your heart, answer!" ~Robert Clancy

"Hope: When the sun takes its final breath just before its last rays drop below the horizon, let all the twinkling stars in heaven remind you that the light of hope will never leave your side." ~Robert Clancy

"Infinite Love: Love bridges the distance between any two hearts, even if that expanse is between here and heaven." ~Robert Clancy

"Waves of kindness create the sea of love." ~Robert Clancy

"When life seems to be taking you for a ride, know that divine love will always ultimately be the final destination. Trust in the lessons of the journey; believe in the truth discovered in the purpose." ~Robert Clancy on Silver Linings

"When light comes together the brightness only increases. When the darkness meets itself, nothing changes, unless there is a glimmer of light, for it is then there is no more darkness." ~Robert Clancy on HOPE

"When the Earth has fallen to dust and the last star in heaven ceases to shine, love will remain…forever." ~Robert Clancy

"When there seems to be no light for your day, bring your own; you are your own sunrise." ~Robert Clancy

"When you allow life to happen, it will unfold its beauty like a newborn butterfly’s wings; today is the day to take flight and sail on the winds of love." ~Robert Clancy

"When you can’t let it be; Love will set you free. When you don’t know how to feel; Hope will always heal. When you don’t know what to say; Drop to your knees and pray.” ~Robert Clancy on Healing

"When you give without expecting anything in return, love and kindness is released into the universe on the wings of angels." ~Robert Clancy on GRATITUDE

"Within all the ups and downs of life, there are always the green pastures to find in the valleys and you should always enjoy the views of heaven from those peaks." ~Robert Clancy

"Wonderment is the divine key that unlocks all the love in the universe. Always dream big!" ~Robert Clancy

"You're Not Alone: If you believe you’re alone, you’re not. There is always someone who cares deeply about you, even if you can’t see this. Still, if you can’t feel that light, know that an angel is always smiling because of your beautiful soul." ~Robert Clancy

"You Are The Light: All you are and all you’ll ever be is divine love. Your precious soul has always known this…you just need to spend your life trying to remember this beautiful light." ~Robert Clancy

"You could set out to write your name in the stars, but you’ll have a much grander time painting the world with your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"You may have a million words of wisdom, but only one is ever needed…love." ~Robert Clancy

"You may have fallen a long way down, but your journey upward into the light is infinite." ~Robert Clancy

"You may not feel complete, but that’s because God is never finished working on His most beautiful masterpieces." ~Robert Clancy

"You may think your love is stored in your heart, but it's not. It's in the heart of everyone you have touched with your beautiful soul." ~Robert Clancy

"You were born with all the tools necessary to communicate with another, the greatest of which is your heart." ~Robert Clancy

"You’ll be as strong as an oak tree when you believe in the strength of your roots; you shed what is needed for your growth and you forever reach for the light." ~Robert Clancy

"Your heart becomes fully aware of its beauty the moment it connects with another’s." ~Robert Clancy

"Your heart may be fractured and it may be broken, but the light can only enter something that’s open." ~Robert Clancy

"Your heart should be just like the Earth—filled with life while you spin endlessly ‘round a beautiful light that warms your soul." ~Robert Clancy

"Your heart will let more light in when it’s fully open, but that’s also how you enlighten everyone around you." ~Robert Clancy on Be the Light

"Your life may begin with desire and end with reflection, but the journey is all about the wonderment of love."—Robert Clancy

"Your love should be a warm ocean breeze of smiles washing over someone's lips; an angel’s song whispering endlessly their ears; and the light of a thousand celestial sunrises radiating from your beautiful heart. That's love!" ~Robert Clancy

"Your soul is a beautiful masterwork that’s simply meant to be shared through the divine love it holds." ~Robert Clancy

"Your True Beauty: Of all the challenges you’ve faced, you can only be made better for them. Just as all the great masterworks of art have weathered the wrath of time, only to become more revered in their inherent beauty, you too are counted among them in the hearts of the angels." ~Robert Clancy

POETRY

BROKEN

You may be broken; you may be torn;
You may feel this is how you were born.
This is not the case; know this grace;
Let it take you to a higher place.

Take me to the river; never let me go.
Fill my heart with love, only kindness to bestow.
Take me to the mountain; release all my fears.
Fill my eyes with hope, for the rest of my years.
Take me to the ocean; let me swim in the vastness of your heart.
Fill my days without longing; let nothing take us apart.
Take me to Heaven; let my ears ring with peace.
Fill my soul with divine light, so all darkness will simply cease.
~Robert Clancy

LIGHT OF A NEW DAY

Smile if just for a moment;
let the angels dry your tears.
Time is just an essence;
let every second cast a year.
Today’s storm will pass;
let tomorrow’s light greet you with a kiss.
Bask in this loving warmth;
let your soul return to bliss.

~Robert Clancy

LOVE is…
The vastness that exists between every beat of your precious heart;
The endless oceans flowing behind your beautiful eyes;
The heavens reigning down upon your delicate soul;
The grace bestowed upon your wonderful life.

~Robert Clancy

PATH OF LIGHT

Call upon forgiveness to release your precious soul;
Forgiving allows for living; it makes the Universe whole.
Grace will light your way; there’s only one path that’s true;
It’s the one that leads to love, the one with the heavenly views.

You may have shared your heart; you may have some regrets;
But the greatest plan for your soul hasn’t even happened yet.
Stay true to who you are; don’t give up on life’s fight.
It will all be worth it in the end; keep walking the path of light.
~Robert Clancy

PRAY

A prayer for the faithful;
a prayer for those who see;
Help those who are still blind
to the divine grace-filled seas.

Dance upon the sands of time;
let that ocean caress your feet.
Allow your love become the waves
that wash over those you meet.

Reach your hands to heavens in gratitude;
share your loving heart.
Listen for the angels to rejoice;
make kindness the place you start.

~Robert Clancy

SHATTERED HEARTS

Loving forgiveness is the place to start,
When your heart is shattered or broken apart.

You might be at rock bottom; you may have given in;
The angels have called out—your soul is worth saving.

Hold on for the sunrise, wait for that light to caress your face,
The angels have arrived to wrap you with grace.

~Robert Clancy

THE LIGHT BEARER

You are born to be a child of the infinite light;
Your wings may be hidden, but you can always take flight.
Your smile a radiant gift, from the angels they say;
Bestow your divine beauty to brighten another’s day.
Allow your compassion to give your wings their lift;
Know the love in your heart is God’s great gift.

"Don't change. . . . Stay as you are. Love yourself as you are. And change, if it is at all possible, will take place by itself when & if it wants. Leave yourselves alone. The only growth-promoting change is that which comes from self-acceptance." ~Anthony do Mello from Oriah

"Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness."~Henri Frederic Amiel

“Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.” ~Amiel

"For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will." ~Henri Frederic Amiel

"Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the ploughshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring, and reserve a nook of shadow for the passing bird; keep a place in your heart for the unexpected guest, an altar for the unknown God." ~Henri Frederic Amiel

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"Let mystery have its place in you;
do not be always turning up your whole soil with the ploughshare of self-examination,
but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring,
and reserve a nook of shadow for the passing bird;
keep a place in your heart for the unexpected guests, an altar for the unknown God.
Then if a bird sing among your branches, do not be too eager to tame it.
If you are conscious of something new—
thought or feeling, wakening in the depths of your being—
do not be in a hurry to let in light upon it, to look at it;
let the springing germ have the protection of being forgotten,
hedge it round with quiet, and do not break in upon its darkness."
~Henri Frederic Amiel

"Life is short and we never have too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind." ~Henri Frederic Amiel

"Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy." ~Henri Frederic Amiel

“To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.” ~Henri Frederic Amiel

"Walked for half an hour in the garden. A fine rain was falling, and the landscape was that of autumn. The sky was hung with various shades of gray, and mists hovered about the distant mountains - a melancholy nature. The leaves were falling on all sides like the last illusions of youth under the tears of irremediable grief. A brood of chattering birds were chasing each other through the shrubberies, and playing games among the branches, like a knot of hiding schoolboys. Every landscape is, as it were, a state of the soul, and whoever penetrates into both is astonished to find how much likeness there is in each detail." ~Henri Frederic Amiel H

"What is an intelligent man? A man who enters with ease and completeness into the spirit of things and the intention of persons, and who arrives at an end by the shortest route." ~Henri Frédéric Amiel

"When everything has its proper place in our minds, we are able to stand in equilibrium with the rest of the world."~Henri-Frederic Amiel (1821-1881), Swiss Philosopher and Poet

"You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering." ~Henri-Frederic Amiel

"Cultivate money and you grow rich. Cultivate mind and you raise culture." ~Anon

"Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection." ~Matthew Arnold

“Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbor is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.” ~Paulo Coelho

"Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world." ~Matthew Arnold

“Culture, when it comes to food, is of course a fancy word for your mom.” ~Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

"Nationalism is reflected in disapproval, aversion, and even resistance to foreign cultures." ~Benson Bautista

"Our culture encourages us to plan every moment and fill our schedules with one activity and obligation after the next, with no time to just be. But the human body and mind require downtime to rejuvenate. I have found my greatest moments of joy and peace just sitting in silence, and then I take that joy and peace with me out into the world." ~Holly Mosier from Journey to Peace

"Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." ~Cesar Chavez

"The beauty of travel is you get to immerse with the culture and art." ~Judith Encabo Manabilang

“The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission.” ~Anthony Robbins

RELATED QUOTES

"A culture of music education starts in a school gradually. It comes, always, from a teacher. It doesn't come because you say, "it has to be there because music is good." If you don't have a good teacher, you don't have anything, it doesn't matter whether it's music, maths, English, whatever it is. If you have a good teacher, that will happen. The big difference with music is people don't see it as essential." ~Richard Gill,
on ABC RN's 'What Keeps Me Awake'

“Nature is busy creating absolutely unique individuals, whereas culture has invented a single mold to which all must conform. It is grotesque." ~U.G. Krishnamurti

"Shakespeare shows us how different leadership styles favor different times, situations, and cultures. He leaves us with the challenge to make a judgment call on which leadership style best suits us and the environment in which we are operating." ~David G Pumphrey

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"A great deal of the joy of life consists in doing perfectly, or at least to the best of one’s ability, everything which one attempts to do. There is a sense of satisfaction, a pride in surveying such a work, a work which is rounded, full, exact, complete in all its parts-which the superficial man, who leaves his work in a slovenly, slipshod, half-finished condition can never know. It is this conscientious completeness which turns work into art. The smallest thing, well done, becomes artistic." ~William Matthews

"Be a light in the dark. Shine brightly for those who have lost their way in the storm. Use your story to help another person continue their own. You are loved. You are significant. You belong here. Be blessed!" ~Dele Olanubi

"I wish to live a life that causes my soul to dance inside my body." ~Dele Olanubi

“No more holding back. No more pleasing you. No more making myself small to make you more. I am here, and I am going to take up space. I am going to live.” ~Dele Olanubi

“Sometimes you just have to take a day to shut the world out so you can open up to yourself and deal with the chaos inside of you. And you don’t need to feel guilty or apologize or try to justify needing space. You just do what you need to do to take care of yourself, and that’s it. No explanation needed.” ~Dele Olanubi

"Wounds don't heal the way you want them to, they heal the way they need to. It takes time for wounds to fade into scars. It takes time for the process of healing to take place. Give yourself that time. Give yourself that grace. Be gentle with your wounds. Be gentle with your heart. You deserve to heal." ~Dele Olanubi

"Let us not overlook that there are people who are unable to return love for whatever reason. If one does not realize or understand this, then the giving of love may feel like it is being repaid with heartache and pain. Sometimes in the real world, things do not happen as we would wish. At times like these, it is very important to take time for our self and our spiritual, emotional and physical renewal. Namaste." ~Kay Conner

“For women, getting angry is socially unacceptable, even when the anger is over violence, discrimination, misogyny, and other forms of oppression. Anger is unacceptable because angry women are women in touch with their passion and power, especially in relation to men, which threatens the entire patriarchal order. It’s unacceptable because it forces men to confront the reality of male privilege and women’s oppression and their involvement in it, even if only as passive beneficiaries. Women’s anger challenges men to acknowledge attempts to trivialize oppression with “I was only kidding." And women’s anger is unacceptable to men who look to women to take care of them, to prop up their need to feel in control, and to support them in their competition with other men. When women are less than gracious and good-humored about their own oppression, men often feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, at a loss, and therefore vulnerable." ~Allan G. Johnson

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” ~James Madison

"It will be of little avail to the people, if the law is so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." ~James Madison, the Father of the American Constitution

"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." ~
James Madison

"The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money." ~James Madison

MY SOUL

"I am not this hair I am not this skin I am the soul That lives within." ~Rumi

FRIENDSHIP

"I am dressed with friendship." ~Rumi

THE BLOGGER

"The die is cast." ~Julius Caesar

AUTHOR

❤Heavenly Father, no matter what comes my way, please help me give this day completely over to You!❤

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, as I thank You this morning for the gift of life, I also thank you for the gift of wonderful people I have met along this journey. Some of them inspire me, some stretch me, challenge me, love me and encourage me. All of them help me to realize how beautiful and meaningful my life is. Bless every person here with good health, security, wealth, peace, joy and success. Grant their prayers too please. Amen.

BRIGHT LIGHT

"You are a bright light in the world and give love to those who need it most." ~Nametests

PUREST PLACE IN YOUR HEART

"Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart… where your hope lives." ~Everwood (Trust Your Journey)

"To a Poet" by Alexander Pushkin

"No poet should set store by public acclamation. Ecstatic praise will pass, an instant in the ear; The empty crowd will laugh, the fool will have his oration, But you must stay quite calm, unbending, and austere."

As I Am

“Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.” ~John Green

TRUE LOVE

"You are the road of love and at the end my home." ~Rumi

FOREVER LOVE

"May the dawn of each new day bring great promise and inner strength." ~from Native Americans

Random Moment

"Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you've always imagined." ~Anon

Sydney Opera House 40th Anniversary

"Today should always be our most wonderful day!" ~Thomas Dreier

Live Life to the Full

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

My Most Memorable Journey

"With the new day, comes new strength and new thoughts." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

International Fleet Review

"I still laugh at life no matter how tough it can get." ~Leah C. Dancel,( 3-11 October 2013

A Tribute to Cancer Survivors

In Support to Marvin Lane of The Rhyming Place

All photographs, unless noted, are my copyrights.

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place." ~Elliott Erwitt

Quotes are sourced from the Inspiration Line founded by Chelle Thompson, The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, The Happy Guy by David Leonhardt, Quotes by People on Stamps, Inspirational Quotations by Barbara J Olson and from other various sources that trickle my quotable interest.

"A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool." ~Joseph Roux

"While I gather storm of quotations, nothing inspires me most than those contained in The Bible ... Timeless!" ~Leah C. Dancel

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"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving " ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What is it in the melody of sound...which calls such visionary beauty forth from every tone?” ~R.E. Salaman

"The thoughts of the day become the dreams of the night." ~Anon

"Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime!" ~Lawrence G. Lovasik

༺♥༻༺♥༻༺♥BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS

Inspiring and uplifting thoughtsBring beauty to the mind,By dwelling on the positive,What's joyful, happy, kind.Courage and enthusiasm,Cheerfulness and grace,Radiating from withinAll show upon the face.

Reflecting on the beautiful,What's pure and good and true,Embracing all the world of wonderThat's surrounding you.Hope, contentment, peace and love,Your thoughts can soar on wings So let the life within your mindBe filled with lovely things.

~Kathleen Gillum ~༺♥༻༺♥༻༺♥

~ Max Ehrmann ~

A Prayer

Let me do my work each day;and if the darkened hoursof despair overcome me, may Inot forget the strengththat comforted me in thedesolation of other times.

May I still remember the brighthours that found me walkingover the silent hills of mychildhood, or dreaming on themargin of a quiet river,when a light glowed within me,and I promised my early Godto have courage amid thetempests of the changing years.

Spare me from bitternessand from the sharp passions ofunguarded moments. MayI not forget that poverty andriches are of the spirit.Though the world knows me not,may my thoughts and actionsbe such as shall keep me friendlywith myself.

Lift up my eyesfrom the earth, and let me notforget the uses of the stars.Forbid that I should judge otherslest I condemn myself.Let me not follow the clamor ofthe world, but walk calmlyin my path.

And though age and infirmityovertake me, and I come not withinsight of the castle of my dreams,teach me still to be thankfulfor life, and for time's oldenmemories that are good andsweet; and may the evening'stwilight find me gentle still.

(The Desiderata of Happiness)

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible without surrender be on good termswith all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly;and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressive persons,they are vexations to the spirit.If you compare yourself with others,you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.Keep interested in your own career, however humble;it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.Exercise caution in your business affairs;for the world is full of trickery.But let not this blind you to what virtue there is;many persons strive for high ideals;and everywhere life is full of heroism.Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.Neither be cynical about love for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.But do not distress yourself with imaginings.Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.Therefore be at peace with God,whatever you conceive Him to be.And whatever your labours and aspirations,in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,it is still a beautiful world.Be cheerful, strive to be happy.

PROTECT ME O LORD

Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you.

"When you find time on your hands, put them together in prayer." ~Our Daily Bread

"Remember the day's blessings; forget the day's troubles"~Anon

GREATER BLESSINGS

"Every pain that you learn to tolerate leaves you healthier than it found you" ~G. Teodoro, Jr.

PEACE

"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

DREAM ON

"Every dream that you left behind is a piece of your future that won't exist." ~Steve Jobs

FLY AWAY HOME

Au revoir to the LAND of LONG WHITE CLOUDS

MY PLACE FOR SERENITY

... be quiet, please...

Written in the Sand

"Keep dreaming and create reality." ~Kristian Kan

NO EXPLANATION

"Beauty is a form of genius — is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon." ~Oscar Wilde

LAO TZU

Tao Te Ching

AUTUMN

"Seasons change and so do you. Trust the rhythms of your life." ~Project Happiness

KNOW THYSELF

"To know others is wisdom, to know oneself enlightenment." ~Lao Tzu

MY WORLD

"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself." ~Michel de Montaigne

COMPANION

"Fortunate is he who does not carry envy as a companion." ~Rumi

VALORIZAR CADA MOMENTO

"May you be Strengthened by Yesterday's rain, Walk straight in Tomorrow's wind, and Cherish each moment Of the Sun today." ~Ojibwa Prayer

Naturally Homegrown

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius

BEST WISHES TO MY GUESTS

"The best feeling in the world is being loved back by the person you love." ~ Anon

2015

"A book of quotations can never be complete." ~Robert M. Hamilton

SUNSHINE IN AUTUMN

“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” ~Henry David Thoreau

VERMILLION SEAL

"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind." ~Albert Einstein

PRECIOUS GIFT

"I look at life as a gift of God." ~Joyce Cary

LIVE WELL

"Daily find something to laugh about. A sense of humor and a good belly laugh relieves stress, inspires hope, keeps you alert and connects you to others." ~Total Body Wellness

From My Desk

I feel so honoured to find that there are websites who sourced some of their materials from my blog as I have sourced mine from others. It is great to be able to channel some wonderful thoughts of my great friends to be shared to many others, hoping it will give them some uplifting words to live by.

Learning words of wisdom from people helps me to be philosophical and practical in my approach to life. Of course, I follow my own conviction trying not to compromise any conventions. I certainly do not lean on my own understanding either. We all need divine inspired guidance. My parents were my first teachers who taught me some "nuggets of wisdom". To them, I am indebted my knowledge of life to which they molded my intellectual and spiritual well-being.

Prayer

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~Reinhold Niebuhr

"Prayer is an essential tool for us to talk with God and to build a closer relationship with Him, so we can become more like our Father. " ~Douglas S Winnail

"Prayer is our pathway not only to divine protection, but also to a personal, intimate relationship with God." ~ Shirley Dobson

"Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven and meditation the eye wherewith we see God." ~ Ambrose of Milan

"Having a life time of prayer, talking to God become natural as breathing...it's the presence of God ... moment by moment reality" ~ Anon

"Prayer is and remains always a native and deepest impulse of the soul of man." ~ Thomas Carlyle

"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." ~John Bunyan*****"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ~ Charles M. Schulz

Content and Honour

"O God, help us to perform our duties with laughter and kind faces; and let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day, and bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonoured; for Jesus Christ's sake." ~Robert Louis Stevenson

About Me

"To thine own self be true, , Thou canst not then be false to any man."~ William Shakespeare

A Hebrew origin, means 'the joyous one'

Leah is magnetic and seductiveShe carries a sense of her own powerShe has a great skill for teaching othersShe sees the ironies of life all too clearlyHer capacity for sympathy is celebratedShe is a mistress of persuasionHer strong powers of endurance set her aloftHer home is haven of securityShe may be prone to exhibitionismNothing is free from her scrutiny.

Leah ~ also means "weary" relinquishing her heart to love, for she is a hopeless romantic, putting others before herself, for she knows no other way but to give a helping hand, her reassuring smile is there for all to see, no cause is too great, for giving up is unknown to her, she loves a challenge to do her best.

You are calm and rational.You are also GIVING and KIND - a Great FRIEND.You are EASY GOING and TRUSTING.However, you are too SENSIBLE to fall for MIND GAMES.

,Lily

You are artsy and elegant. Your imagination allows you to place yourself in other people’s shoes, which allows you to easily understand and sympathize with those around you.

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"What is a friend? I will tell you, it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself." ~Frank Crane

"The essence of a perfect friendship is that each friend reveals himself utterly to the other, flings aside his reserves, and shows himself for what he truly is." ~Robert Benson

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword." - John Ray

"A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears."~Anne Roiphe

"Basic beauty lies in the way a woman walks; it is health and an attitude to life." ~Nancy Astor "Goodness is beauty in the best estate." ~Christopher Marlowe

"Integrity reveals beauty." ~Thomas Leonard

"Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand." ~Khalil Gibran

“Real beauty is about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.” ~Valerie Monroe"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."~Denis Waitley

It's not wise to count your friendson a bright sunny day,when the sky is blueand smiles come so easily.

Instead wait for a storm,when the clouds are dark andthe day grows cold,and laughter is not heardin your heavy heart.

Then when a friend comesand stands beside youand lifts your spirits to the skyand laughter is in your heart,he or she deserves the name ...

FRIEND.

Thank you, my Friend,for braving the storms with meand for making the sunny days so much brighter.

You are You

You are strong when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true when you admit there are times you fool yourself.

You are alive when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.

You are growing when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.

You are honorable when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.

You are beautiful when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich when you never need more than what you have.

You are you when you are at peace with who you are not.

~Anon~

*****

Stand Up in For Yourself;Stand Up and be Yourself

Stop hiding!Stop holding yourself back and playing yourself down!Stop worrying about how you look and what people are saying.Stop listening to what people are saying and trying to find out if they are whispering about you.Stop waiting for someone to tell you that you are okay or to make you feel special.Life is special!It is a special gift.This is your life!Now take your gift and live it out in the open!Decide today that you are going to live out loud!

Living out loud means having the courage to be exactly who you are without apology.It means admitting your mistakes without beating yourself up.It means not taking who you are and what you have for granted.Release all shame!Release all guilt!You cannot live out loud if you are hiding behind what was.Living out loud means focusing on what is, right now, and that is you!

To live out loud means showing up as your authentic self, without your makeup or your toupee.It means acknowledging your shortcomings and celebrating your strengths.Living out loud means broadcasting your needs, your likes and your dislikes as they relate to your fears and frustrations.It means that you let people know exactly who you are and expect them to be as thrilled as you are about who you are.

In order to live out loud you must have faith in yourself and in the process of life.You must have principles you live by and standards by which you can govern and gauge yourself.Most important, in order to live out loud you must love yourself enough to tell yourself and everyone else the absolute truth about you.When you can do that, you can live out loud and be very proud about what the world will hear about you.

Until today, you may have been living your life in a whisper.Just for today, take one step toward pumping up your volume.Stand up in yourself! Stand up and be yourself!

~Iyanla Vanzant~

TO WONDER

To wonder, to know,

To explore, always asking:

What am I?

Who am I?

What will become of me?

Of my knowledge?

Am I squandered on the world?

Cheapening existence through vanity?

How long before I am fit to say, I know this!

Rather than, I think this.

That in itself questions self,

Whether our thought and mind is

Our own knowledge and assurance.

At what point in time do we stop marching?

Pencil upon paper, sight upon colour and light.

A fixation upon what we comprehend

And that, which is incomprehensible.

Are we gambling with the gifts we are given?

Are they gifts?

The ability to question choice, life, the air we breathe;

The sun, the moon, clouds, stars, the earth, wind, rain, height.

Re-reading leads.

Random, our teachers abandon us,

Fending for all you are on your own

'Tis a lonely path all humans follow, trying to fill the void

With relationships, contact with others, family, friends.

I advanced myself only through victory.

Victory against what?

If there’s nothing to fight against,

How do we advance at all?

Do we fight against self-doubt?

From the Original Manuscript Written by Lily

Poetic Concept:

Copyright@2008, LD, All rights reserved.

Remember today all the blessings you have

Remember today that you are alive.Sometimes we tend to forget.You have a purpose that is all your own.No one else is you.You have dreams and hopes and desires.Listen to your heart for a while.

Remember today all the blessings you have.There's beauty in every direction you look.Enjoy the abundance that is already yours.The world is a wonderful place and you're here.

Remember today that you get what you give.Your world is a mirror of your inner self.Love will be yours when you give it away.

Remember today that life is creation.As long as you live you can always contributeyour own special voice.Remember today is a special time.Make the best of it while you can.

A VANISHED FRIEND

Around the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end,Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friend's face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell.

And he rang mine but we were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men.Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name.

'Tomorrow' I say! 'I will call on JimJust to show that I'm thinking of him.'But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away,'Here's a telegram sir,' Jim died today.'And that's what we get and deserve in the end.Around the corner, a vanished friend.

~Anon~

Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.

Seize the dayNever have regrets.And most importantly,stay close to your friendsand family, for they have helpedmake you the person that you are today.

SMILE, even through your tears! ~JBY

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BEAUTY

It is when beauty arrives,

To wake us up and come alive,

Guide our eyes to the sky,

To look within and we will shine.

Keep the flame of hope burning bright,

To see our inner light come to life,

And then the winds blow and we begin to breathe,

To hold that moment that never leaves.

Seek the beauty within the world,

Grasp the life we hold deep inside,

Embrace everything from our soul,

Until we reflect the light from our eyes.

The light gives life to the colours of change, Blending into one that remain the same, Adorning the blue stained sky,

Dreams reign high while clouds entwine.

And the depths of the ocean below,

Reflects our tears through rain and snow, Crystallised in the blink of our eyes,

A momentary glimmer of the radiant light.

Stars awaken as we look above,

And pain slowly fades to love,

Reawakened as we morph to dust,

And dissolve in all that is and ever was.

We reveal of what is inside,

Within the lineaments of our soul,

A beauty mirrored from our eyes,

It is a teardrop filled with the world.

Beauty is the essence of the heart,

As love is expressed into an art,

A light that is born that guides us home,

A dream that dawns of all we've known.

A birth into the unborn again,

A commencing where all become still,

A starting where we stopped to rest,

A momentary time that we fulfill.

Patrick Graven

FB

The day is DONE

The day is done,

it cannot be changed.

My actions and my thoughts

reflected my own spirit

on this day of some,

I am proud,

of some I am not.

When I wake,

there will be new chances...

To think and act

with wisdom and compassion.

There will be new temptations

to be petty,

small or selfish...

May I choose wisely and well

from waking to day's end...

And be a blessing to all I meet.

~Anon~

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We Are Collective

Let the real revolution begin.

This is a fight to save our country's future.

To salvage the gains we have so far achieved

when we decided to put the right man in Malacanang.

To ensure that everything he does

and all he has accomplished will bear fruit

instead of simply going to waste.

To cut our ties of dependence to oligarchic structures

whose only desire is to enslave us.

To chart our own course.

Fueled by a longing to break free from the past.

To see a country where we all enjoy real economic progress.

To see the day when Filipinos do not need to migrate.

To stand proudly among the brotherhood of nations.

Not as beggars but as equals.

Duterte has shown us the way.

But evil forces conspire to block that path.

Using every weapon in their arsenal to fool and deceive us.

This we cannot allow.

Because we are Legion.

We are the Multitude.

We are Collective.

"A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty." ~Anon

"The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is ~Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

May the sun bring you new energy by day.May the moon softly restore you by night.May the rain wash away your worries.May the breeze blow new strength into your being.May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.